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Who Pays for Access


Who pays for your Internet access?
(Please check all that apply.)

Who Pays for Access





Group G28  "Who Pays for Access"
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23         3940     57.0     78.5
Parents                                  Q24          245      3.5      4.9
Work                                     Q25         2019     29.2     40.2
School                                   Q26          541      7.8     10.8
Other                                    Q27          157      2.3      3.1
Don't Know                               Q28            8       .1       .2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     6910    100.0    137.6

0 missing cases;  5,022 valid cases

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X1:         1   USA

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23         3462     60.0     81.4
Parents                                  Q24          194      3.4      4.6
Work                                     Q25         1566     27.1     36.8
School                                   Q26          420      7.3      9.9
Other                                    Q27          119      2.1      2.8
Don't Know                               Q28            8       .1       .2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     5769    100.0    135.6

0 missing cases;  4,254 valid cases



X1:         2   Europe

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23          205     36.6     55.6
Parents                                  Q24           28      5.0      7.6
Work                                     Q25          239     42.7     64.8
School                                   Q26           69     12.3     18.7
Other                                    Q27           19      3.4      5.1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      560    100.0    151.8

0 missing cases;  369 valid cases



X1:         3   Other

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23          273     47.0     68.4
Parents                                  Q24           23      4.0      5.8
Work                                     Q25          214     36.8     53.6
School                                   Q26           52      9.0     13.0
Other                                    Q27           19      3.3      4.8
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      581    100.0    145.6

0 missing cases;  399 valid cases

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X4:      1.00   Female

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23         1356     60.2     80.5
Parents                                  Q24           65      2.9      3.9
Work                                     Q25          608     27.0     36.1
School                                   Q26          173      7.7     10.3
Other                                    Q27           51      2.3      3.0
Don't Know                               Q28            1       .0       .1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2254    100.0    133.8

0 missing cases;  1,685 valid cases



X4:      2.00   Male

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23         2584     55.5     77.4
Parents                                  Q24          180      3.9      5.4
Work                                     Q25         1411     30.3     42.3
School                                   Q26          368      7.9     11.0
Other                                    Q27          106      2.3      3.2
Don't Know                               Q28            7       .2       .2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     4656    100.0    139.5

0 missing cases;  3,337 valid cases

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X2:         .

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23           73     67.0     86.9
Parents                                  Q24            2      1.8      2.4
Work                                     Q25           23     21.1     27.4
School                                   Q26            4      3.7      4.8
Other                                    Q27            6      5.5      7.1
Don't Know                               Q28            1       .9      1.2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      109    100.0    129.8

0 missing cases;  84 valid cases



X2:         1   11-20

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23          100     22.0     33.3
Parents                                  Q24          164     36.1     54.7
Work                                     Q25           42      9.3     14.0
School                                   Q26          128     28.2     42.7
Other                                    Q27           19      4.2      6.3
Don't Know                               Q28            1       .2       .3
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      454    100.0    151.3

0 missing cases;  300 valid cases



X2:         2   21-25

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23          402     41.7     64.1
Parents                                  Q24           63      6.5     10.0
Work                                     Q25          271     28.1     43.2
School                                   Q26          196     20.3     31.3
Other                                    Q27           33      3.4      5.3
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      965    100.0    153.9

0 missing cases;  627 valid cases



X2:         3   26-50

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23         2599     59.4     82.0
Parents                                  Q24           16       .4       .5
Work                                     Q25         1481     33.8     46.7
School                                   Q26          193      4.4      6.1
Other                                    Q27           83      1.9      2.6
Don't Know                               Q28            5       .1       .2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     4377    100.0    138.0

0 missing cases;  3,171 valid cases



X2:         4   50+

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23          766     76.2     91.2
Work                                     Q25          202     20.1     24.0
School                                   Q26           20      2.0      2.4
Other                                    Q27           16      1.6      1.9
Don't Know                               Q28            1       .1       .1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1005    100.0    119.6

0 missing cases;  840 valid cases

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X3:         1   <1 Year

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23          547     75.3     83.8
Parents                                  Q24           28      3.9      4.3
Work                                     Q25           97     13.4     14.9
School                                   Q26           34      4.7      5.2
Other                                    Q27           17      2.3      2.6
Don't Know                               Q28            3       .4       .5
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      726    100.0    111.2

0 missing cases;  653 valid cases



X3:         2   1-3 Years

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23         1393     61.8     80.2
Parents                                  Q24          106      4.7      6.1
Work                                     Q25          534     23.7     30.8
School                                   Q26          163      7.2      9.4
Other                                    Q27           54      2.4      3.1
Don't Know                               Q28            3       .1       .2
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2253    100.0    129.8

0 missing cases;  1,736 valid cases



X3:         3   >4 Years

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23         2000     50.9     76.0
Parents                                  Q24          111      2.8      4.2
Work                                     Q25         1388     35.3     52.7
School                                   Q26          344      8.8     13.1
Other                                    Q27           86      2.2      3.3
Don't Know                               Q28            2       .1       .1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     3931    100.0    149.3

0 missing cases;  2,633 valid cases

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X6:         1   Novice

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23          616     65.2     76.2
Parents                                  Q24           41      4.3      5.1
Work                                     Q25          176     18.6     21.8
School                                   Q26           79      8.4      9.8
Other                                    Q27           30      3.2      3.7
Don't Know                               Q28            3       .3       .4
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses      945    100.0    117.0

0 missing cases;  808 valid cases



X6:         2   Intermediate

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23         1141     62.3     79.5
Parents                                  Q24           71      3.9      4.9
Work                                     Q25          455     24.8     31.7
School                                   Q26          125      6.8      8.7
Other                                    Q27           38      2.1      2.6
Don't Know                               Q28            2       .1       .1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1832    100.0    127.7

0 missing cases;  1,435 valid cases



X6:         3   Experienced

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23         1451     54.1     78.2
Parents                                  Q24           94      3.5      5.1
Work                                     Q25          868     32.4     46.8
School                                   Q26          207      7.7     11.2
Other                                    Q27           59      2.2      3.2
Don't Know                               Q28            2       .1       .1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     2681    100.0    144.5

0 missing cases;  1,855 valid cases



X6:         4   Expert

Group G28  Who Pays for Access
     (Value tabulated = 1)

                                                             Pct of  Pct of
Dichotomy label                          Name       Count  Responses  Cases

Self                                     Q23          732     50.4     79.2
Parents                                  Q24           39      2.7      4.2
Work                                     Q25          520     35.8     56.3
School                                   Q26          130      9.0     14.1
Other                                    Q27           30      2.1      3.2
Don't Know                               Q28            1       .1       .1
                                                  -------    -----    -----
                                 Total responses     1452    100.0    157.1

0 missing cases;  924 valid cases


Source: GVU's Tenth WWW User Survey (Conducted October 1998)
URL:http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/user_surveys/
Copyright 1998 GTRC - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Contact: www-survey@cc.gatech.edu

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GVU's WWW Surveying Team
Graphics, Visualization, & Usability Center
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280